Paul Quinn College (abbreviated as PQC) is a private, historically black college (HBCU) located on 144 acres just south of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The college is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). Paul Quinn College is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and the nation`s first urban work college.

HBCU Digest named Paul Quinn “2011 HBCU of the Year” and voted the college “the 5th most underrated HBCU in the nation”. In 2012, HBCU Digest also named the College`s student government association the “2012 HBCU Student Government Association of the Year” and named the College President, Michael J. Sorrell, the “2012 HBCU Male.